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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1920.

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD be pardoned if I trespass at times on the

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ESTIMATES FOR 101.

DEATH OF MR. G. W. GEGG. A. WELL-KNOWN RACING ENTHUSIAST.

PRINCE OF HUMANIA, THE VISIT OF THE CROWN

THE MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS.

The Crown Prince of Rumania w expect- It must have been a reda shock that his many friends learnt of the death of Mr. ed to arrive at Hongkong on the s The programme of the Military arrange G. W. Gegn, of Messrs. 'Hughes' & Hough, | Madras to-morrow or Friday, which occurred shortly before 11 a.. yesterday. Mr. Gegg had up to Thursday acts provides for the Prince on landing last besa seemingly in his usul beaith, but at Blake-Fier being received by a guard it appears that on Friday symptoow of or Humour, and the route between Blaks blood poisoning in his leg were evident. Pier and Government House will be lined. and he went to bed. It was, however, too by tho Naval and Military Forces. "The late to stop the poison from spreading.guard of honour will consist of,100 men the end. Wilts Regiment; Connaught nad bis death' earned.

Road will be fined by 150-200 men at the Royal Navy'; Wärdley Street by 180 mẹa of the 7th. Punjabis; Des Yeux Road north side City Hail) and Queen's Road by 240 men of the 22nd. Punjabis; Peak tramway Road (to North end of Deten tice, Barracks), 50 men of end, Br, Wilts Regiment; Garden Road by 300 men of the Royal Garrison Artillery; Upper) Albert Road by 80 Royal Engineers, and

the 22nd. Punjabis. at Government House there will be another guard of honour consisting of 100 men of

THE FUNERAL.

la amplification of brief Reuter's cable received a month ago we give below the full text of the question and'ànswer:

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functions of our senior and more, august hody, the Legislative Council. I refer to thei "BARE NECESSITIES TO COVER $100,000, building of na ante-natal clinic, a lying in hospital, a foreign hospital on the Kow- The fortnightly meeting of the Hong-loon Peninsula, a istorium for tuber boni Sanitary Board was hold yesterday culosis patients at Dumb Bells Island, the among at the Sanitary ofces. Mr. G. R. appointment of a full-time tuberculosis Bey presided and there were also present offixy and a fulltime school medical Col. Humphry, the Hon. F. R. Halifax, officer. In these days with the cries for Mesars, G. Alabaster, S. W. To, Dr. babies and more babies it is indeed with W. V. H. Koch, Dr. F. M. G. Ozoria, Dr. regret and consternation that I view the Prae (Misdical Officer of Health) and apathy of the Government toward the mother and the child who is the luther or Mr. M. W. Reynolds (Secretary).

In most coun- The Chairman in moving the adoption the mother of to-morrow.

Mr. Gegg identified himself in a marked of the report of the Sub-Committee tries no antenatal clinio is a 'vine qua non appolated to consider and report on the and many mothers and children are saved manner with racing in the Colony; not -proposed change to be incorporated in the yearly from the dangers of such highly only as a gentleman rider but also as an as eclampsia and official at the annual race meetings of the timates of the Sanitary Department for dangerous diseases'

placatta praevia. At present the medical Jockey Club and the monthly meetings of 1921 said My propoval and 'the, report of the sub-Committee have been in your bands inspection of schools is far from being the Gymkhana Club. By his death, these for some time and I hope, do not required). At most it is a biennial affair, and two institutions lose a keen and hardwork very much explanation. There are, I even then I understand the day scholars ing enthusiast, and an ever ready helper. think, thres" éhanges, which I propose are not looked after. The appointment of A good judge of posier and a capable rider The first is as increase in the scavenging a Government School Medical Officer will-till internal troubles prevented him from persoanel to keep pace with increased not only provent many of the eye and teeth taking the saddle as often na he would have "buildings in Hongkong and with our troubles so prevalent in all schools but liked in the past few months-be will be widening sphere of activity in Rowoon will also be a great check to the spread aimed at future gymkhanas, 4s Secretary The recommendation is for an increase of of such contagious diseases as measles, etc. for a period of the Hongkong Dog and members | Nowadays a man who is diagnosed as suffer. Poultry Show, Mr. Gegg worked with such fifty scavenging coolies. As

IN HONGKONG. know, we have established branch offices ating from tuberculosis by his medical untiring enthusiasm that he mask THE GIRLSLAVERY QUESTION Shamquipo and Kowloon City this year for attendant receives it with much the site thorough success of the 1919 dog show. M.

After-i THE RECENT QUESTION IN We have intentionally

feeling as a murderer who hears his death itgg came to Hongkong originally to join? the first time.

PARLIAMEN F. If the dangers of this white Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. sentence. "moved very "slowly indul in these new districts, but next year we propone gradu- ally to tighten the rein aul to saforos agus can be mitigated in England by the wards he becabe manager of the Horse, appointment of, tubereatosis officers and Repository at Causeway Bay, and joined;

Messrs. Hughes & Hough as an assistant our regulations. The second recommend the establishment of sanntorja Hongkong

Lieut. Colonel JoHN WARD asked the tion is one which comes directly under the must follow her example. The mortality in 1911 or thereabouts and a year or two control of the Government and involves the!

| Under-Secretary of State for the eblonies,! his!

whether his attention has been drawn to an incorporation of a new principle in regard turns of our Colony show phthisis and age was admitted into partnership."

private capacity. Mr. Gegg leaves ay to the promotion of Sanitary Inspectors other tuberculong diseases as the cause of the was an unassuming and good-natured I feel justified in putting forward this the greater number of our deaths, and if man, alike in his business and in

by the establishment of the abörn.mention.

widow and one son, a iad of 17 or 18, who address delivered by the Rev, H. R. Welly is at school in Winnipeg. To the bereaved at Hongkong an 9th March on the subject recommendation add have received con-

the resolution of the meeting pressing) siderable support from the members of the ed institutions we could decrease it, the sub-Commition. This necessary qualifien Government must not look at the question mother and son the sympathy of all who of child slavery in Hongkong, and also

As you

have informed me, knew Mr. Gegg will be extended.

apon the Government the advisability of tions or appointment are possession of two of expense

taking action with a view to the ultimate Chum corticates_nad_a_Sanitary In-vir, that the question of factory Inspectors.

The funeral, which took plner yesterday

aborition-of-girl-slavery, and whether the i Atitute _Certificate. The original recom. is being considered-by-the-Government. T

Colopial Offer propose to take immediate mendation was that the lospectors should will draw your attention to the suggestion

reached the Monument shortly after 5

action to remove this stain upon the British officer of be able to be appointed to the first cins that the post of tuberculosisdical offer evening was largely attended. The corteye after six years' service but the sub-Com- and of inspecting medical

Lieut.-Col. AMERY, Under-Secretary of mitter recommanded that the period of factories might be merged and thus lave pun.. Immediately behind the coffin walkuaine in the Far East. rvice should be Ave gears. i feel justi expense. The constriction of a lying.in lvd the widow and Mr. Hidden (brother- fied in recommending this to the Govern hosptial and a foreign hospital in Sow. in law), while futiwing them were Mr. State for the Colonies: Yes. Sig. I have ment in view of the xjcial nature of the icon. 1 wif not go into in detail, Seeing T. F. Hough, Mr. F. C. Mason Hurley seen a newspaper report of the address in the local Government the advisability of that these are so very much in the public and a number of friends who included the" eye, except to remind the Government that Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Sir Ellis quetion and of the resolution pressing on the hospitais are vital fiecaities of the Nitories the Hon Mr. Johr. Johnstone, registering all enses of child adoption with special time when they will be able to get Colony. The report of Professor (litaks, Meers. E: J. Grist, F. Maitland. Ha view to the ultimate abolition of girl I am afraid, has dieď a natural death, for Perry Smith. H. B. L. Dowbiggin. D, slavery. The law of Hongkong does not into the senior class. mendation concerns the disposal of re-use the part relating to the congestion, so far M. Ross, II. W. Diek, M. S. Sassoon, J. qrecognize the existence of any servile in the Colony-It has become necessary to as I can see, has not been acted upon. 1. Bell Irving. J. H-Seth Seth status whatever, but as regards the class in communication with the provide some quicker means of carrying remember when warsitting on the nudi-Arnold, L.-F.Lammert, H._A_Lammert,, „köown as "mui tai" the Secretary of refund from the City of Victoria Members cal sub-Committee to study the method of E. Ezra, R. J. Patterson, L. N. Læėje, S. State are aware that at present we dispose of the prevention of the spread of cerebro. Grimstone, J. Witchell, J. P. Braga, all refuse from Victoria and Kowloon by spinsi fever it was suggested to enforce w. Anderson, A. M. L. Soares, F. H. dumping it at Kau-I-Chad Island. It is the by-law prohibiting the overcrowding of Thomss, M. Manuk, T. Edwards, C. Bystem to which there is some objection. Chinese houses and tenements. This sug. Alves. F. Ellis. T. H. Smith, L. There is the nuisance of Hoating refuse, gestion was turned down with the argd'Almuda, A. G. da Rocha, Lieut. Hake visitation. The original proposition provided for two ment that if this by-law was "enforced additional lighters, and one new steam tow people would have to sleep in the streets Alves and, L., E.. S. hedge. The burial ing launch. I propose, as an alternative, Cerebrospinal fever is still amongst us. that the steam towing launch in the Kow. The immanity acquired by most of the joon Peninsula be brought to Hongkong and surviving members of the community muss that the Kowfoon Peninsula, which is suit certainly be on the wage and so may we

A well-known resident of Hongkong at shie for a motor tractor, have one with expect another epidemic of this dreaded

We have had Ma and Arthur," Dot, Kittie, Gertie. !

Home on a holiday has furnished a friend trucks. We have also to copsider that disease, in years to come?

an expert and we might to proft by his Ethel and Bertha." "Wife," Stan and Aggie, "Harry and Alf." Messrs. with the present price of coal there advice. We have villages in the heart of Hughes and Hough, Messrs, Hughes and with the following impressions of life at

Sports Club, E. W.. Inunches will be very expensive, and that this stand which ought to be better utilised Hough's Comprador Department. Mr. home: --

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19th April, 1990. the refuse is exposed in rough weather. I refer to one as an example-the Wong T. F. Hough. Sir. and Mrs. F. C. Mason

DEAR D...arrived in this dreadful' Figueiradu, Messrs. Lauc, Crawford & The alternative we suggest is to damp on neichong Village. Could this, and others, Harley, Mr. and Mrs. E. & convenient foreshore which is above high not be reclaimed and good cheap houses be Co., Messrs. Lammert Bros. Messrs. water and bobiad a protecting mole with built of them? I see that the Government Moxoi and Taylor, Committee and Mem country about three weeks ago and have 3 to reclaiming in future. For this is starting the Prays Reclamation schemebers of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club, been chilled to the bone ever since.

the Hongkong Jockey Club, Junior Mess

It is the only purpose, too, a number of coolies will be and I take this opportunity to warn the of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking caught a cold the day after I arrived and required. The refuse of Kowloon can be Government about the dangers of malaria Corporation. Ex-Bergeants and troopers have had it ever since. collected by a motor tractor and tipped when Morrison Hill is cut down to fill up of the Hongkong Police Heserve, Mounted thing you can get without any trouble and Beolion, Reporters of the Hongkong at a reasonable price. But for the expenso Daily Press, Commander Beckwith, Lieut. over into the dump. If it is possible to the Praya. We all know the proximity of obtain "suficient depub of water for 18s place to the crowded residential-ares Hake and the Harbour Dept., Sir Robert of a funeral it would be cheaper to din. lighter from Hongkong to get alongside in Wanchai. Prophylaxia is better than Ho Tung, Mr. N. J. Stabh, Mr. and Mrs. It is a very curious state of affairs; no one seems to do a jot of work, and yet Warren, Mr. Eldon Potter, Mr. and Mrs. the dump, it is propsed to make the experieure and I hope that the Government in WT: Edwards, Mr. F. U. Jenkin, Mr. everybody is in possession of plenty of ment. It is believed that an important carrying this ali-important and huge Douglas E Clark, Mr. Edward Era.

seem to be full of expensive things and the saving will be effected and it is hoped that scheme through will realize that the pull. Mr. N. Croucher, Mr. and Mrs. M. J, D. money to burn. In London all the shops Lucas, Mr. H. Percy Smith, Mr. John pavements are crowded with people trying ultimately, when the stuff, has time toing down of Morrison Hill will end the Stepbeas, Mr. W. Logan, Mr ¤ W solidify, it will be of use as a foundation formation of many povis which certainly Arnold, Dr. Ealen, Mr. A. Mackenzie, to get into them, all josting and pushing for the reclamation acheme..

will be the breeding places of mosquitoes. Mr. M. S. Bassoon, Mr. Harold Seto, each other about amidst showers of mud atmosphere laden with fumes M. Leitch, Mr. J. M. Hall, M. A. H. and in The total additional expenditure will A thorny point which I see nothing about Mr. and Mrs. J. Hennessy Beth, Mr. T from the wheels of passing motor-buses amount to something like $100,000, but 1 in the estimates is the laying-out of a Compton, Mr. R. E. Belilios, Mr. S. E. of

I have only twice succeeded in think you all realise that I am only asking proper sewer for Wonguefotong Valley. Grimstone, Mr. D. M. Gondall, Mr. dam Petrol. Truly it is a city of the for bare necessities. We have no know- This district is now quite populous and it Edward Walker, Mr. E. Howard, Mr. getting a taxi, na, indescribable pleasure D. M. Roes, Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Rapley, as you only have to pay half as much ledge whatever where the money is coming ought to be blessed with the benefits of the MH Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. D. again as you did before the war, as com pared with three or four times as much You will from to pay for those things, Personally water carriage system at an early date if F. Hast and family, Mr. William Golden for most other, commodities. I should very much like to see permanent possible. The policy of having dry-closets, berg, Mr and Mrs. J. Witchell, Mr. Faturally say, how is it done! Well, as The green- office buildings at Shamsuipo and Kowloon still in our public Intrinca should be abun Lamwork, Mr. and Mrs J.Wilton: far as I can gather it is done by everyone

Mr. L. EL-Lammert, Mr. T H. Smith

doing everyone else in the ere. groco steps round to his neighbour the City, I'new move the adeption of the dosed and I would like to see added to our and Mrs. N. 6. Moses, Mr. and Mrs.

estimates provision for the installation of Antonio Sanh, Mr. Frank Smyth, Mr: baker and says "I want a penny bun.” three peños the baker Teport.

and Mrs. A. W. Hill, Mr. R. P. Thurs Certainly RAYS the water-carriage system in all of them.

A litte later the baker turna field Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Hr. please." P. Braga, Mr. B. Hancock, Mr. L. E. 8.

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Sanitary Inspector's work. If we get men with this necessary qualification I think

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The wird recotia.

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(representing the Harbour Dept.), Ä. A.

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Governor of the Colony, and has already asked him to consider the posibility of requiring all children taken into adoption to be registered and thereafter subject to

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in at the grengrocer's to buy please."/ Hodge, Mr. H. W. Eay, Mr. and Mr.Threepence halfpenny It is simply a W. Anderson, Mr. O, J. Higginbotham says the greengrocer. Mr. and Mrs. P. L Frost, M. L. J. mystery to me how people with small axed The appointment of Mr. B. P. Leigh Tins, Mr. and Mrs, E. J. Ainslie, Mr. acomes live. The British workman seems You know a second class Banitary Inspector was con- . H. Thomes, Mr. T. W. Doyle, Mr. to have catirey disappeared.

GE Towns, Mr. Fred Ellin, Mr. U the sort of company that one used to see firmed,

Ramjahn Mr, A. A. Alven. Mr. A. J. M.in a third, class railway carriage about Consequent on the salaries scheme two me. Mr. And Miss MannE, Mr. A. E. o'clock, the carpenter with his tools, a senior Banitary Inspectors have been FT: M. A. 8. Ellis, Mr. J. M. Wong few men with their tea bottles and a couple appointed, one to look after personnel, the Mr. B. W. Tane. Mr. B. K. Ko, M. of gas fitters with their implements of A. Bile, Mr. C. MH. Alpes, Mr. A. Jirade. Well they have al completely Paw. Mr. J. F. Grond, Mr. CH. W. vanished and in their places sit or stand other, to look after stores.

gaar, M. A. Razack, Mr. J. M. Place, rows of young ladies in sealskin jackets! R Mr. F. T. Bilva, the Misaeg and silk stockings with horrid little screw

a line when you can-Yours sincerely. is Angelu Remedies, and Mr. O curls over their dirty little cara. Send me

Dr. Dukio It was once impressed upon Mr. C. G. ALAMBTEE seconded the adop me by an official member that the Board'stion of the report which was carried, powers were purely advisory. If that be So I would ask your permission to offer through you, some advice and criticists to the Government I bave had the estimates for the year in my hands for over a fort night and after a careful study of it I find that its sins are more of omission than of oɑmmision. Although some of the 'suggestions I am about to make may net Appertala wholly to this department vet they"being subjects of interest to the The limits of the Tn Tak Taui market public health of the Colony I hope I will have been fixed at 200 yards.

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